what would that do to the city's bottom line? sam has more. >> the city currently has about 100 of the speed and red light cameras generating about $85 million a year and it is about to install about 100 more devices that will fine you for running a stop sign or blocking a crosswalk during gridlock. but the d.c. council wants to limit those fines to no more than $50. >> this is the one i think cause the camera to go off. >> she is here to argue her way out of a $150 ticket. >> $150 is outrageous. >> maybe, maybe not, the two members of the council introduced a bill to tame the uses of these enforcement devices that have brought at least $85 million into the treasury. >> at the same time, provide legitimacy to what we're doing. >> the bill would cut the fat in -- that the fines to no more it undermines the whole credibility of the program in terms of having the public believe this is about public safety. >> the truth is, since the cameras came in, traffic deaths have declined 80%. but do the fines have to be so high? the public re